Brooch and clip



April 21, 1936- AN 2,038,343 BROOCH AND CLIP 7 Filed July 25, 1955 INVENTOR 545754 (5409:

ATTORNEYS Patented Apr. 21, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 5 Claims.

This invention relates to clips and brooches embodying clips and particularly to improvements in the construction of such devices whereby they may be fastened more securely to various articles of apparel.

Clips and brooches are articles of ornamentation and can be varied widely in detail of design embodying precious and semi-precious stones, rhinestones and the like. The invention does not therefore depend upon the particular de sign which is employed for purposes of illustration in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a. brooch embodying the invention; 1

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the frame of the brooch;

Fig. 3 is a rear plan view of one of the clips;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 5--5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view on the line Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 1-1 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 8-8 of Fig. 1.

One of the objects of the invention is to afford a brooch of simple construction and effective appearance embodying a pair of removable clips ferring to the drawing, the brooch comprises a frame consisting of a bar 5 with attached lateral member 6 and medial member 1 having a groove 8 therein and end members 9. The bar 5 may have for decorative purposes bosses l disposed at the ends and medial thereof. A pin is pivotally mounted at i2 on a lug I3 secured to the bar 5. The pin is adapted to engage a catch l4 provided with a safety hook l operated by a manually controlled member IS. A point guard I 'I may be secured to the catch I4. Thus the frame of the brooch may be secured to a garment or other article of apparel.

The frame of the brooch is adapted to support two clips it! which, as illustrated in Fig. 1, may be of decorative form and if desired ornamented with stones of various kinds. Each clip comprises a front member i9 ornamented as desired and having pivotally secured thereto at 20 a rear member 2! which is prolonged in the form of pins 22 which are adapted to pierce fabric and 5 similar materials. The rear member 2! is slotted at 23 forming a resilient tongue 24 which is adapted to engage a cam 25 on the front member l9. Thus the pins 22 are normally held in the position indicated in full lines in Fig. 4 but may be moved to the dotted position in that figure, the tongue 24 riding over the cam 25 as illustrated. The ends of the pins 22 are adapted to engage lugs 26 on the front member l9 which are grooved and adapted to lock the pins in theclosed position. The lugs also act as guards to prevent injury to the-wearer by the points of the pins.

To more effectively secure the clips in the desired position on the garment or other apparel,

a pair of corrugated bars 21 are secured to the front member l9 adjacent the pins 22. Thus when the pins are in the position indicated in Figs. 4 and 7, the fabric or other material is pinched between the pins 22 and the bars 21, and the clip is prevented frommoving. Barbs 28 may also be provided on the rearward side of the front member IS. The barbs pierce the fabric and assist in holding the clip in the desired. position.

The clips are provided preferably with rearwardly extending flanges 29 at their lateral edges, 30 the contiguous flanges or the pair of clips being adapted to engage the groove 8 in the frame of the brooch when the clips are assembled thereon. The non-contiguous flanges engage the side bars 6 of the frame. The clips are thus supported on the frame and are held thereon by passing the pins 22 around the bar 5 and securing the pins in closed position as in Figs. 4 and 7. When the clips are thus assembled with the frame a completed brooch is formed in which the clips are securely held on the frame. The clips may be readily removed from the frame foruse independently thereof and may be firmly secured to any article of apparel for decorative purposes.

The advantages of the structure and of the improvements described are sufliciently apparent. Various changes may be made in the details of the structure and in the features of decoration employed in. connection with the clips without departing from the invention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

I claim:

1. A brooch comprising a frame having a bar, lateral members and a medial member, and a pair of clips removably supported on the frame in parallel relation and engaging respectively the bar and the lateral and medial members of the frame.

2. A brooch comprising a frame having a bar, lateral members and a medial member provided with a groove, and a pair of clips removably supported on the frame in parallel relation and engaging respectively the bar and the lateral and medial members of the frame, the contiguous lateral edges of the clips having flanges to engage the groove in the medial member of the frame.

3. A brooch comprising a'frame having a bar having end and medial bosses, lateral members and a medial member, anda pair of clips removably supported on the frame betwen the end and medial bosses on the bar in parallel relation and engaging respectively the bar and the lateral and medial members of the frame.

4. A brooch comprising a frame having a bar having end and medial bosses, lateral members and a medial member provided with a groove, and a pair of clips removably supported on the frame between the end and medial bosses on the bar in parallel relation and engaging respectively the bar and the lateral and medial members of the frame, the contiguous lateral edges of the clips having flanges to engage the groove in the medial member of the frame.

5. A brooch comprising a frame having a bar, lateral members and a medial member and a pair of clips removably supported on the frame in parallel relation and each having a front member and a pair of pins, the pins being adapted to embrace the bar and the front members engaging respectively the lateral and medial members of the frame.

GASTON CANDAS. 

